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Percina palmaris

(Bailey, 1940)

Bronze Darter

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105691
Element CodeAFCQC04200
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusPercina
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Possible polytypy among populations in different subbasins should be investigated (Starnes 1995).
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-02-04
Change Date2000-02-04
Edition Date2000-02-04
Edition AuthorsPierson, J. Malcolm, and G. Hammerson
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Locally common in Coosa and Tallapoosa river systems of Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama, Georgia, and extreme southeastern Tennessee; many occurrences; currently stable; no known threats to present populations.
Range Extent Comments
Coosa and Tallapoosa river systems of Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama, Georgia, and extreme southeastern Tennessee; above Fall Line; locally common (Page and Burr 1991, Lee et al. 1980).
Occurrences Comments
Populations occur in most suitable shoal habitat throughout the range.
Threat Impact Comments
Impoundments for water supply, navigation, or hydropower production have eliminated some populations. Some habitat degradation is tolerated, but the species is sensitive to siltation.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Small to medium rivers; in swift riffles over large gravel or rubble. Largest individuals in very swift water, smaller individuals in smaller slower riffles over gravel or sometimes in gravel raceways.

Reproduction

Apparently spawns between March and June (Page 1983). Age range of breeding females is 1-3 years; 3 spawns/lifetime (Bart and Page 1992).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS3Yes
TennesseeS3Yes
AlabamaS3Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
References (17)
  1. Ballard, T. L, and J. M. Pierson. 1996. The fishes of the Little River Drainage in Alabama. Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings 34:1-6
  2. Bart, H. L., Jr., and L. M. Page. 1992. The influence of size and phylogeny on life history variation in North American percids. Pages 553-572 in R.L. Mayden, editor. Systematics, historical ecology, and North American freshwater fishes. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. xxvi + 969 pp.
  3. Boschung, H. T., and R. L. Mayden. 2004. Fishes of Alabama. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 960 pp.
  4. Freeman, B. J. (Institute of Ecology and Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia). 1997. Review and annotation of fish watershed distribution maps. Review requested by Ruth Mathews, TNC.
  5. Kuehne, R. A., and R. W. Barbour. 1983. The American Darters. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. 177 pp.
  6. Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina. i-x + 854 pp.
  7. Mettee, Maurice. F. "Scott" (Icthyologist, Geological Survey of Alabama). 1997. Review and annotation of fish watershed distribution maps. Review requested by Ruth Mathews, TNC. June 1997.
  8. Mettee, M. F., P. E. O'Neil, and J. M. Pierson. 1996. Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin. Oxmoor House, Birmingham, Alabama. 820 pp.
  9. Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
  10. Page, L. M. 1983a. Handbook of Darters. T. F. H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 271 pp.
  11. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.
  12. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
  13. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
  14. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
  15. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
  16. Starnes, W. C. 1995. Taxonomic validation for fish species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Category 2 species list. 28 pp.
  17. State Natural Heritage Data Centers. 1996a. Aggregated element occurrence data from all U.S. state natural heritage programs, including the Tennessee Valley Authority, Navajo Nation and the District of Columbia. Science Division, The Nature Conservancy.